Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks

Abstract This study refines the gravity anomaly model derived from altimetry data by employing a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to integrate multi-source geophysical data (longitude, latitude, gravity anomaly, geoid height, bathymetry, and sediment thickness) based on shipborne gravity....

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Main Authors: Chengjun Xiao, Jinyun Guo, Chengcheng Zhu, Hui Li, Shangguo Liu, Xin Liu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04619-8
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author Chengjun Xiao
Jinyun Guo
Chengcheng Zhu
Hui Li
Shangguo Liu
Xin Liu
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Hui Li
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Xin Liu
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description Abstract This study refines the gravity anomaly model derived from altimetry data by employing a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to integrate multi-source geophysical data (longitude, latitude, gravity anomaly, geoid height, bathymetry, and sediment thickness) based on shipborne gravity. To reduce the impact of land on gravity anomaly inversion, the experimental area is divided into nearshore and offshore regions, with separate inversions for each. The model is trained using differences between shipborne gravity control points and 8′×8′ grid points as input data, and differences between control point gravity anomalies and SDUST2022GRA model values as output data. The trained model predicts gravity anomalies at grid centers, and SDUST2022GRA values are applied to restore the predicted anomalies. The Gulf of Mexico region (81°W–99°W, 15°N–32°N) is selected to establish a high-resolution (1′×1′) MLP Gravity Anomaly model (MLP_GRA). Compared to the SDUST2022GRA, SIO_V32.1, and DTU21GRA models, the MLP_GRA model reduces the standard deviation (STD) and mean absolute error (MAE) by 0.4 mGal and 0.32 mGal, 0.54 mGal and 0.37 mGal, and 0.39 mGal and 0.27 mGal, respectively. These results confirm the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed method.
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spelling doaj-art-cffbb973f1134207b313d367576cece02025-08-20T02:05:48ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-06-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-04619-8Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networksChengjun Xiao0Jinyun Guo1Chengcheng Zhu2Hui Li3Shangguo Liu4Xin Liu5College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and TechnologySchool of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu UniversitySchool of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityCollege of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCollege of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract This study refines the gravity anomaly model derived from altimetry data by employing a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to integrate multi-source geophysical data (longitude, latitude, gravity anomaly, geoid height, bathymetry, and sediment thickness) based on shipborne gravity. To reduce the impact of land on gravity anomaly inversion, the experimental area is divided into nearshore and offshore regions, with separate inversions for each. The model is trained using differences between shipborne gravity control points and 8′×8′ grid points as input data, and differences between control point gravity anomalies and SDUST2022GRA model values as output data. The trained model predicts gravity anomalies at grid centers, and SDUST2022GRA values are applied to restore the predicted anomalies. The Gulf of Mexico region (81°W–99°W, 15°N–32°N) is selected to establish a high-resolution (1′×1′) MLP Gravity Anomaly model (MLP_GRA). Compared to the SDUST2022GRA, SIO_V32.1, and DTU21GRA models, the MLP_GRA model reduces the standard deviation (STD) and mean absolute error (MAE) by 0.4 mGal and 0.32 mGal, 0.54 mGal and 0.37 mGal, and 0.39 mGal and 0.27 mGal, respectively. These results confirm the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed method.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04619-8Multilayer perceptronMarine gravity anomaliesShipborne gravityMulti-source geophysical dataGulf of Mexico
spellingShingle Chengjun Xiao
Jinyun Guo
Chengcheng Zhu
Hui Li
Shangguo Liu
Xin Liu
Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
Scientific Reports
Multilayer perceptron
Marine gravity anomalies
Shipborne gravity
Multi-source geophysical data
Gulf of Mexico
title Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
title_full Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
title_fullStr Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
title_full_unstemmed Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
title_short Refining satellite Altimetry-Derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
title_sort refining satellite altimetry derived gravity anomaly model with shipborne gravity using multilayer perceptron neural networks
topic Multilayer perceptron
Marine gravity anomalies
Shipborne gravity
Multi-source geophysical data
Gulf of Mexico
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04619-8
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